The Big Motoring World used car supermarket business has reported that it managed to overcome the challenges of COVID-19 to increase its used car sales volumes in 2020.
UK car production slumped 29.3% to deliver its lowest output of vehicles since 1984 in a COVID-19 impacted 2020 stalled by plant closures and enforced dealership shut-downs.
MotoNovo Finance has introduced two initiatives to support its dealers through the latest national lockdown period.
Over three-quarters of car buyers have increased their use of car search websites to inform their next purchase during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, according to research by eBay Motors Group.
Carzam has said that it is “on track” to complete more than 20,000 used car sales in its first full-year as GForces forecasted a doubling of digital sales for franchised retailers.
The average value of a used car advertised on the Auto Trader website grew for a 37th consecutive week despite restrictions placed on the market by COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’.
Sytner Group is launching a new competition aimed at supporting teachers and students during ‘Lockdown 3’ in partnership with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
A Brexit deal may have been done but with COVID-19 and the electric vehicle (EV) agenda at the heart of car retail’s challenges in 2021, Alison Ashley, RSM’s head of motor retail, has highlighted her key predictions for the years ahead.
The Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) has warned that Trading Standards operatives will be checking up on car retail operations to ensure test drives are not illegally conducted during COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’.
AM's exclusive research of franchised and independent dealers reveals the opportunities and threats 2021 may bring.
Thousands of business interruption (BI) insurance policy pay-outs contested by insurers who claimed that they did not include COVID-19 cover will be paid out following a ruling in the Supreme Court.
Pebley Beach Group managing director Dominic Threlfall has told AM that he took the decision to end click and collect car sales in COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ as it was “morally the right thing to do”.
Marshall Motor Holdings chief executive Daksh Gupta is set to reflect his “most challenging period in car retail” and reveal his approach for 2021 as one of the sector leaders speaking at Automotive Management Live Virtual.
Garages across the UK are being advised to communicate with customers that vehicle repair and MOT services will remain open during the latest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
The Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) has confirmed that car dealers are permitted to continue with click and sales amid tighter COVID-19 lockdown regulations announced yesterday.
The latest national coronavirus lockdown is doing little to deter car buyers, according to the latest data from Auto Trader.
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the diversity and inclusion agenda across businesses and highlighted the importance of brand perception, according to Ennis & Co founder Lynda Ennis.
The eBay Motors Group has said that it will be offering COVID-hit car dealers free classified advertising across Gumtree Motors, eBay Motors and Motors.co.uk platforms throughout February.
Car retailers could be among a range of businesses whose click and collect sales capability is banned under tighter COVID-19 lockdown measures being considered by Government, it has been claimed.
Consumer confidence among in-market car buyers is three times higher than during the UK’s first COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown during H1 2020, a What Car? survey has found.
